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Entries from January 2007

The true 100 Yen shop in Osaka

January 28th, 2007 by Ian Cheung · 11 Comments

100 yen shops are your friend if you’re living in Osaka and on a budget (like me). One of the best chains is the Daikoku (ダイコク) chain, which is a drug store (chemist) and 100 yen shop combined. They are easy to spot as they have bright orange signs like this. The thing that is special about them

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Tags: shopping · general · first-time

So what’s so great about Osaka

January 26th, 2007 by Ian Cheung · 4 Comments

What I like so much about Osaka is its people. In general they live up to their collective reputation of being loud but friendly. Osaka feels much more

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Tags: opinion · general · first-time